Senior Legal Specialist

Daimler AG; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Pretoria seeks a legal professional to provide compliance support and manage legal projects. You'll be responsible for drafting contracts and ensuring compliance with various legal frameworks. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or LLB, with preferred admission as an attorney. The role requires 3-5 years of relevant experience and offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic legal environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience in legal and compliance.
• Experience in drafting contracts and providing legal advice.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and product liability.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and compliance support to various companies.
• Manage projects within the legal department.
• Draft contracts in line with business needs.

Skills

Communication Skills

Applicable Law

Advanced Drafting Skills

Litigation

Education

NQF L8 – Bachelor Hnrs Degree/PGD

LLB

Admitted Attorney (preferred)

Job description

Tasks

Objective of the job:

To provide general legal and compliance support service to various companies within the MBSA group of companies, with regards to all commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, as well as product liability and consumer protection act claims in compliance with the Company's Integrity and Anti-Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy & S.H.E. requirements and to perform delegated S.H.E tasks and duties and to inform superior about deviations.

Main Tasks:

Communication and feedback: Open communication channels internally and externally facilitates customer satisfaction, all reports to relevant management and clients as per agreed process and in agreed format.

Participation and/or managing of projects within the legal department.

Legal advice and recommendations: Accurate and appropriate at all times, to reduce risk and prejudice towards the Company and all relevant information provided. Facilitates prompt feedback.

Draft contracts for the Company in accordance with instructions received from business that is accurate, risk mitigating and line with legal framework and business content and terminology.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Communication Skills
• Applicable Law
• Advanced Drafting Skills
• Litigation

Experience:

• 3-5 years relevant experience

Qualifications

• NQF L8 – Bachelor Hnrs Degree/PGD
• LLB
• Admitted Attorney (preferred)

Mercedes-Benz Southern Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered, however the following will apply:

• Foreign nationals must qualify for a work visa/permit as per the provisions of the Immigration Act 13, 2002.
• Division’s Employment Equity Plan in terms of the Employment Equity Act, No 58, 1998.
• Code of good practice on the employment of people with disabilities.

Only applications submitted online https://group.mercedes-benz.com/en/ will be considered. Applications sent by email WILL NOT be considered. Email address provided for query purposes only.

IMPORTANT: For an optimal selection process, please attach all relevant documents.

Closing date is:29 January 2026